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spider monkey
noun
- any of several tropical American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having a slender body, long, slender limbs, and a long, prehensile tail: some are endangered.
spider monkey
noun
- any of several arboreal New World monkeys of the genus Ateles, of Central and South America, having very long legs, a long prehensile tail, and a small head
- woolly spider monkeya rare related monkey, Brachyteles arachnoides, of SE Brazil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spider monkey1
First recorded in 1755–65
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spider monkey1
C18: so called because its long limbs resemble the legs of a spider
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Example Sentences
She studied zoology in college and did fieldwork with spider monkeys in Costa Rica.
From Washington Post
He owes his popular designation of the Spider Monkey to his long slender limbs and sprawling gestures.
From Project Gutenberg
When a spider-monkey is shot as it sits in a tree, it always coils its tail round a branch at once.
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To a howler, or spider-monkey, its long tail is a swing and a trapeze in its forest gymnasium.
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Though there were some dissentient voices, the majority were in favour of the spider-monkey.
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The tip of its tail, strange to say, is prehensile, just like that of a spider-monkey.
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